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    Pushbutton and toggle switch double action?

    Hi guys, I have just finished wiring up and interfacing some latching pushbuttons and a few toggle switches.

    These are the LED pushbuttons from ebay.
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    The toggle switch is the standard.

    I interfaced them with Leo Bodnars fantastic BUO386X card and I am using leveld 767. The problem I am having is when I press say the beacon pushbutton to the on position, it latches and the beacon comes on. When I press it again to off, it unlatches and the beacon does not turn off. I have to press the pushbutton again to get it to turn off. So basically I have to double push the button everytime I want it to change from on to off. The toggle switches for the taxi lights is exactly the same? Flick it to on and the taxi light comes on , flick it back and the taxi light remains on. I have to flick it forward again to get it to turn off? I feel a little dumb considering this setup is far from ideal. I'm sure there is something silly I am missing, I'm just not sure what?

    Any help on this one would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks in advance
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    Re: Pushbutton and toggle switch double action?

    If this was interfaced using OpenCockpits I would check your script for the switch type you have assigned. As this is BU0386X I dont know how you have that talking to the LevelD, but if there is something similar I would guess that is it. Sorry im not much help.

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    Re: Pushbutton and toggle switch double action?

    Hi,
    Since you're building for the Level-D 767, it would be a lot easier for you to use an Opencockpits master card and my free lekseecon program.
    Nico

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    Re: Pushbutton and toggle switch double action?

    Quote Originally Posted by kiek View Post
    Hi,
    Since you're building for the Level-D 767, it would be a lot easier for you to use an Opencockpits master card and my free lekseecon program.
    Nico
    Hey Nico, I appreciate what your saying and I'm sure it is the best way possible but I don't know much at all about programming. You have around 900 pre defined variables I believe but we still have to write the sioc code right? Its not just a matter of cutting and pasting a few scripts is it? I would love to use the leeksecon program eventually when I have time to learn more about the sioc side of things. For the interim I wanted to use the BUO386x card to see me through.

    Thanks mate
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    Re: Pushbutton and toggle switch double action?

    I think you can program the switch to do this through fsuipc. I am waiting on my BUO card to arrive, so I hope this is the case.
    http://juneaucessnasim.blogspot.com
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    Re: Pushbutton and toggle switch double action?

    Correct me if I'm wrong but I think you can asign actions to button ON and button OFF using FSUIPC.
    Other solution might be to use a small circuit of relay and capacitor for each toggle so that there is one short signal sent to the board per each flip of a switch rather than having constant on or off signal. I've seen the diagram somewhere but can't recall where at the moment. I'll try to find it and will post it here if I do.

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    Re: Pushbutton and toggle switch double action?

    Here is a link to how desktop aviator was recommending people create a "pulse circuit" for toggle switches.

    http://desktopaviator.tripod.com/Art...hes/index3.htm
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    Re: Pushbutton and toggle switch double action?

    Thanks guys, I was hoping that too, I'm going to check it out today, I'll let you know if I find it.

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    Re: Pushbutton and toggle switch double action?

    Quote Originally Posted by AK Mongo View Post
    Here is a link to how desktop aviator was recommending people create a "pulse circuit" for toggle switches.

    http://desktopaviator.tripod.com/Art...hes/index3.htm
    I would have thought the Buo cards are more advanced and don't need all of that anymore. I'm sure there is an easy solution , I just have to find it.

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    Re: Pushbutton and toggle switch double action?

    I think FSUIPC is your best answer, within the buttons and switches tab.
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